List of Sahitya Akademi Award winners for Telugu

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Sahitya Akademi Award for Telugu
Award for contributions to Telugu literature
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Awarded forLiterary award in India
Sponsored by Sahitya Akademi, Government of India
Reward(s)₹1 lakh (US$1,200)
First awarded1955
Last awarded2023
Highlights
First winner Suravaram Pratapa Reddy
Most Recent winnerT. Patanjali Sastry
Total awarded64
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The Sahitya Akademi Award is given to writers for their outstanding contributions to Indian and Telugu literature. [1] It has been given each year since 1955 by the Sahitya Akademi (India's National Academy of Letters).

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Winners

Suravaram Pratap Reddy was the first winner of this award. Suravaram Pratapa Reddi.jpg
Suravaram Pratap Reddy was the first winner of this award.
YearAuthorWork
1955 Suravaram Pratap Reddy Andhrula Sanghika Charitamu (Social History)
1956Bulusu VenkateswaruluBharatiya Tattva Sastramu (Translation of Dr. Radhakrishnan's History of Indian Philosophy)
1957Chariantanananda SwamiSri Ramakrishnuni Jeevita Charitra (Biography)
1958No Award
1959No Award
1960Ponangi Srirama ApparavuNatyasastramu (A History of Bharata's Natyasastra)
1961 Balantrapu Rajanikanta Rao Andhra Vaggeyakara Charitramu (A History of Telugu composers and songwriters)
1962 Vishwanatha Satyanarayana Viswanadha Madhyakkarulu (Poetry)
1963 Tripuraneni Gopichand Panditha Parameswara Sastry Veelunama (Novel)
1964 Gurram Joshua Kreestu Charitra (Poetry)
1965 Acharya Rayaprolu Subbarao Misra Manjari (Poetry)
1966No Award
1967No Award
1968No Award
1969 Tummala Seetharama Murthy Mahatma Katha (Poetry)
1970 D. Balagangadhar Tilak Amrutham Kurisina Rathri (Poetry)
1971 Thapi Dharma Rao Vijayavilasamu: Hrudayollasavyakhya (Commentary)
1972 Srirangam Srinivasarao Sri Sri Sahityamu (Poetry)
1973 C. Narayana Reddy Mantalu Manavudu (Poetry)
1974 Dasaradhi Thimiram Tho Samaram (Poetry)
1975 Boyi Bhimanna Gudiselu Kalipotunnai (Poetry)
1976No Award
1977 Kundurti Anjaneyulu Kundurti Kritulu (Poetry)
1978 Devulapalli Venkata Krishna Sastry Collected Works of Krishna Sastri (6 vols.)
1979P. NarayanacharyaJanapriya Ramayanamu (Poetry)
1980No Award
1981 Narla Venkateswara Rao Seeta Josyam (Play)
1982 Illindala Saraswati Devi Swarna Kamalaalu (Short stories)
1983 Ravuri Bharadwaja Jeevana Samaram (Sketches)
1984Aluri BairagiAagama Geeti (Poetry)
1985 Palagummi Padmaraju Gaalivana (Short stories)
1986G.V. SubramanyamAndhra Sahitya Vimarsa Angla Prabhavam (Literary criticism)
1987 Arudra Gurazada Gurupeetham (Essays)
1988Rachamallu Ramachandra ReddiAnuvaada Samasyalu (Criticism)
1989S. V. Joga RaoManipravalamu (Essays)
1990 K Siva Reddy Mohana-o-Mohana (Poetry)
1991 Bhamidipati Ramagopalam Itlu, Mee Vidheyudu (Short stories)
1992 Malathi Chendur Hrudaya Netri (Novel)
1993 Madhuranthakam Rajaram Madhuranthakam Rajaram Kathalu (Short stories)
1994 Gunturu Seshendra Sharma Kala Rekha (Criticism)
1995 Kalipatnam Ramarao Yajnam To Tommidi (Short stories)
1996 Kethu Viswanatha Reddy Kethu Viswanatha Reddy Kathalu (Short stories)
1997 Penumarthi Viswanatha Sastri (Ajanta)Swapna Lipi (Poetry)
1998 Balivada Kantha Rao Balivada Kantha Rao Kathalu (Short stories)
1999Vallampati Venkata SubbaiahKatha Silpam (Essays)
2000 N. Gopi Kalanni Nidra Ponivvanu (Poetry)
2001Tirumala RamachandraHampi Nunchi Harappa Daka (Autobiography)
2002Chekuri RamaraoSmrti Kinankam (Essays)
2003Utpala SatyanarayanacharyaSri Krishna Chandrodayamu (Poetry)
2004 Ampasayya Naveen Kala Rekhalu (Novel)
2005 Abburi Chayadevi Tana Margam (Short Stories)
2006Munipalle RajuAstitvanadam Aavali Teerana (Short Stories)
2007 Gadiyaram Ramakrishna Sarma Satapatramu (Autobiography)
2008Chitiprolu Krishna MurthyPurushottamudu (Poetry)
2009 Yarlagadda Laxmi Prasad Draupadi (Novel) [2] [3]
2010 Syed Saleem Kaluthunna Poolathota (Novel)
2011 Samala Sadasiva Swaralayalu (Essays)
2012 Peddibhotla Subbaramaiah Peddibhotla Subbaramaiah Kathalu Vol-1 (Short Stories)
2013 Katyayani Vidmahe Sahityaakasamlo Sagam (Essays)
2014 Rachapalem Chandrasekhara Reddy Mana Navalalu - Mana Kathanikalu (Literary Criticism)
2015 Volga Vimuktha (Short Stories)
2016 Papineni Sivasankar Rajanigandha (Poetry)
2017 Devi Priya Gaali Rangu (Poetry)
2017 Venna Vallabha Rao Viraamamerugani Payanam (Translation)
2018 Kolakaluri Enoch Vimarsini (Essay)
2019 Bandi Narayanaswamy Sapta Bhoomi (Novel) [4]
2020NikhileshwarAgniswaasa (2015-2017) (Poetry) [5]
2021 Goreti Venkanna Vallanki Taalam (Poetry) [6]
2022Madhuranthakam NarendraManodharmaparagam (Novel) [7]
2023T. Patanjali SastryRameswaram Kaakulu Marikonni Kathalu (Short Stories) [8]
2024Penugonda LakshminarayanaDeepika (Criticism)
Bala Sahitya puraskar winners and their works in Telugu language
YearAuthorWork
2010Kaluvakolanu SadanandaAdavi Thalli (Children's Novel)
2011 M. Bhoopal Reddy Uggupaalu (Children short stories)
2013D. Sujatha DeviAatalo Aratipandu (Stories)

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References

  1. ↑ Telugu Sahitya Akademi Awards 1955-2007 Archived 13 August 2010 at the Wayback Machine Sahitya Akademi Official website.
  2. ↑ "Poets dominate 2009 Sahitya Akademi Awards". The Hindu . 24 December 2009. Archived from the original on 27 December 2009. Retrieved 27 January 2010.
  3. ↑ "Draupadi's unending circle of suffering". The New Indian Express. 23 January 2010. Archived from the original on 5 September 2014. Retrieved 27 January 2010.
  4. ↑ "SAHITYA AKADEMY AWARD 2019" (PDF). Sahitya Academy. Retrieved 25 December 2019.
  5. ↑ "Central literary academy award for Nikhileshwar". Sakshi (in Telugu). 13 March 2021.
  6. ↑ Reddy, R. Ravikanth (30 December 2021). "People's poet Goreti Venkanna bags Sahitya Akademi award". The Hindu. ISSN   0971-751X.
  7. ↑ "Sahitya Akademi Award 2022" (PDF). Sahitya Akademi. 22 December 2022. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
  8. ↑ "Sahitya Akademi Award 2023" (PDF). Sahitya Akademi. 20 December 2023. Retrieved 5 January 2023.
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